Tagalog Holy Bible: Ang Biblia 1.6

Holy Bible in Filipino or Tagalog language. The Tagalog Bible includes all chapters of the Old Testament and New Testament.

Filipino, based on the Tagalog language which is the major dialect, is the national language of the Philippines. The Christian Bible has been translated into several Philippine languages.

Parts of the Sacred Scriptures were initially translated into Philippine languages by Spanish friars in the catechisms they published and prayer materials they produced. An excellent example is the "Pater Noster" in Tagalog Baybayin Script featured in the first book published in the Philippines, the Doctrina Cristiana (1593).

Protestants released 'Ang Biblia' in Tagalog in 1905, according to the Protestant canon. Translators based their work on a Spanish version.

Msgr. Jose C. Abriol, a Filipino Catholic priest, undertook the translation from Hebrew and Greek into Tagalog.

Most Protestant denominations utilize the New International Version of the Bible, now available in Filipino, given that English is also an official language of the Philippines. Nevertheless, most Mainline Protestant denominations in the Philippines generally favor the Magandang Balita Biblia (Good News Bible). The Iglesia ni Cristo also adheres to this translation.

Jehovah's Witnesses or Mga Saksi ni Jehova use their distinct version of the Bible known as New World Translation, published in Filipino languages such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and over 100 other languages since the 1980s.

Benefits of the application:

• The application functions offline;
• Search capability;
• Font adjustment feature;
• Creation of an unlimited number of tabs for specific verses or books;
• Copy or message sharing for those interested in poems;
• Volume button scrolling option.

User guide:

• Each menu item represents a different book with each page within a book corresponding to a chapter.
• To navigate directly to a chapter, place the cursor where the chapter number is located and input the desired chapter number to avoid scrolling through all chapters.